Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
July 29, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 5 1 2 0
Matchick 2b 5 0 2 1
Brown G. lf 4 2 2 0
Cash 1b 4 1 2 2
Horton rf 4 0 1 0
Price c 4 0 1 1
Wert 3b 4 1 1 1
Tracewski ss 4 0 0 0
McLain p 2 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Brown I. ph 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender lf 5 2 2 2
Carew 2b 5 1 3 1
Oliva rf 4 1 1 2
Killebrew 3b 3 3 2 2
  Quilici 3b 1 0 0 0
Reese 1b 5 1 3 1
Roseboro c 5 1 1 0
Tovar cf 4 1 2 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 3 2
Miller p 4 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 17 11
Detroit 001 001 0305123
Minnesota 200 171 00x11170
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  L (15-6) 4.1 11 9 9 2 3
  Hiller   1.2 5 2 2 0 2
  Dobson   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
17
11
11
3
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (3-4) 7.2 11 5 5 1 5
  Perranoski  SV (20) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
6

  E–G Brown 2 (2), Horton (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Matchick (6,off Miller), Minnesota Killebrew (14,off McLain); Roseboro (9,off McLain); Reese (17,off McLain).  3B–Minnesota Uhlaender (1,off Hiller).  HR–Detroit Cash (14,8th inning off Miller 1 on, 0 out); Wert (8,8th inning off Miller 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Oliva (14,5th inning off McLain 1 on, 0 out); Killebrew (30,6th inning off Hiller 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Tovar (3,by McLain).  WP–Hiller (2).  IBB–McLain (6,Tovar).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:25.  A–38,441.
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